Gregorian calendar — Gregorian Gre*go ri*an, a. [NL. Gregorianus, fr. Gregorius Gregory, Gr. ?: cf. F. gr[ e]gorien.] Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name. [1913 Webster] {Gregorian calendar}, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gregorian calendar — Calendar Cal en*dar, n. [OE. kalender, calender, fr. L. kalendarium an interest or account book (cf. F. calendrier, OF. calendier) fr. L. calendue, kalendae, calends. See {Calends}.] 1. An orderly arrangement of the division of time, adapted to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gregorian calendar — n. a corrected form of the Julian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 and now used in most countries of the world: it provides for an ordinary year of 365 days and a leap year of 366 days every fourth, even year, exclusive of the… … English World dictionary
Gregorian calendar — For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see Liturgical year. For this year s Gregorian calendar, see Common year starting on Saturday. 2011 in other calendars Gregorian calendar 2011 MMXI … Wikipedia
Gregorian calendar — the reformed Julian calendar now in use, according to which the ordinary year consists of 365 days, and a leap year of 366 days occurs in every year whose number is exactly divisible by 4 except centenary years whose numbers are not exactly… … Universalium
Gregorian Calendar — The Gregorian calendar, a modification of the Julian, was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. This calendar, called the New Style at the time, is now used worldwide. The Julian calendar had prescribed an extra day every fourth year, the… … Dictionary of eponyms
Gregorian calendar — the day following 4 October 1582 of the Julian calendar was designated 15 October 1582 of the Gregorian calendar; the 10 days being dropped in order that the vernal equinox would fall on March 21. The Gregorian calendar was not adopted by England … Dictionary of ichthyology
Gregorian calendar — Grigaliaus kalendorius statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Kalendorius, pagal kurį keliamieji metai nustatomi laikantis tokios taisyklės: metai, išskyrus šimtmečių metus, yra keliamieji, jei jie dalosi iš 4, šimtmečių metai yra keliamieji,… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
Gregorian calendar month — noun a month in the Gregorian calendar • Hypernyms: ↑calendar month, ↑month • Hyponyms: ↑January, ↑Jan, ↑February, ↑Feb, ↑March, ↑Mar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Gregorian calendar — noun Date: circa 1771 a calendar in general use introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a revision of the Julian calendar, adopted in Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752, marked by the suppression of 10 days or after 1700 11 days,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
